Sentence examples for disaster which occurred from inspiring English sources

The International Olympic Committee and Locog have consistently argued Dow has no ongoing liabilities for the 1984 disaster, which occurred before Dow bought the company responsible, Union Carbide.

The Twins postponed yesterday afternoon's game against the Kansas City Royals because of the disaster, which occurred about a half-mile from the stadium Wednesday.

A minute's silence was impeccably observed before kick-off as Rangers paid tribute to the 66 fans who lost their lives in the Ibrox disaster, which occurred on 2 January , 1971

Liverpool has been thrown into mourning by a disaster which occurred yesterday [Nov. 24] at Messrs. Bibby's oil and cake mills in King Edward street, a terrific explosion which rent the building asunder being followed by a fire.

That has now been shattered by the worst catastrophe in their history, eclipsing many times over the previous top disaster, which occurred nearly a century ago: the wreck of the General Slocum, an excursion boat that caught fire and then could not navigate the treacherous waters of Hell Gate.

The global future of nuclear as a power source was also called into question after the disaster which occurred in March 2011 when a Japanese earthquake and tsunami rocked the reactors at Fukushima, leaving radioactivity leaking from the plant.

"Many of the disasters which occurred during this past year have highlighted once again the importance of emergency preparedness for rapid response," says Ms Veneman.

As well as the disaster in Japan, I am drawing by imagining the various possible natural disasters which occur all over the world.

By the time 100 days had passed, though, he may have welcomed the examinations, because those assessments broadened the subject from the Bay of Pigs disaster -- which occurred on Day 87 -- to include domestic matters.

For When the Earth Trembled, an unheard-of four months were devoted to creating the special effects and collapsing sets that would re-create the disaster, a historic event which occurred only five years earlier.

Marking the second anniversary of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, which occurred April 20 , 2010 we can't help but remember the rage and heartbreak we all felt when 11 men died and we saw images of oiled Brown Pelicans flattened to the wet sand.